Dennis Kintigh recently spoke to the Roswell Association of Realtors about law enforcement, derelict structures within the city limits and their influence on crime.

Speaking from his years of experience with the FBI, Roswell Police Department and Chaves County Sheriff’s Office, Kintigh noted that derelict and abandoned structures become a magnet to criminals, drug users and squatters.

“This is not a new phenomenon. … In 2000, I went into a derelict structure as the part of a search. I’ve never seen more used needles in my life. That was the first time I asked to have a building condemned.”

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